Humpback whales frolicking in seaweed — a behavior known as kelping — is more widespread than previously thought and constitutes a global phenomenon, new research has found. Kelping was first observed in 2007, and scientists have described the behavior before — but only as isolated events. It turns out, humpbacks...
Last year, passengers on board a cruise ship near Antarctica were treated to an extremely rare and spectacular sight: a giant congregation of baleen whales feeding on a gargantuan volume of krill for as far as the eye could see. Although initially estimated at several hundred individuals, the true number...